This is a wonderful, funny family memoir cookbook. It was developed from the authors desire to preserve the family recipes and to showcase wonderful recipes, as well as fabulous stories of life growing up in Vermont. The author also describes many humorous errors she has made during cooking and has interesting and easy methods to prevent future failures like she has had!

There are a total of thirty-five recipes, including nineteen desserts and ten main dishes. There is a full chapter on just the Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner, including all parts of this meal and a special recipe for kids to make and to keep them busy and out of mischief.

Each recipe includes detailed steps to make it, with helpful hints included and a complete list of utensils and ingredients, making this the perfect book for the beginning cook.